FEATURE
Luthier: Steve Saville Small Jumbo
Specs Size: Small Jumbo Top: Lucky Strike Redwood Back/sides: The Tree figured mahogany Binding: Madagascar Ebony Top Purfling: Radial from back/sides Kerfed lining: Reversed cut mahogany Back bracing: Mahogany Top bracing: Lutz Spruce Bridge plate: Rosewood Bridge: Madagascar ebony 2 3/8” spacing Bridge pins: Black buffalo horn/abalone dots Fretboard: Ebony Headplate: The Tree Headplate inlay: Abalone "S" Headplate backing: Rosewood
Headplate backing: Rosewood Neck: 5 piece laminate – Mahogany/Oak/ Mahogany/Mahogany with dual carbon fiber reinforcement rods Heal cap inlay: Kanji spirit 5/8” abalone Nut: 1 13/16” Tuners: Gotoh 510 Gold with black buttons Rosette: 0.125” abalone ring Fret wire: EVO gold Fretboard side markers: Abalone dots. Scale length: 25.7" Fretboard radius: 16". Neck joinery: mortise and tenon bolt on & bolt on Top radius: 28. Back radius: 15 Bracing: X lattice Finish: Gloss polyurethane
Photos courtesy of S. Saville
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